Driver's Test

[Rick TYler]

We wanted a medium-difficult test (and a study prompt) for our would-be drivers. In the unlikely event you are interested at this late date, I also have the test in Microsoft Word format, and could easily make a PDF. These are our questions:

Team 1294: Top Gun 2006
Flight Crew (“Driving Team”) Test
February, 2006

Your Name: ___________________________________________

1. How big is the playing field (in feet – e.g., 100x200)?
2. What is the playing surface covered with?
3. Measured to the center of the Center Goal, how high is the goal?
4. Who makes the balls, how big are they in diameter, and approximately how much do they weigh?
5. What is the angle of the ramp at and what is it covered with?
6. What is the platform covered with?
7. How many balls does each robot start with (maximum)?
8. How many total balls are in play at the start of a match?
9. Which members of the Flight Crew (aka Driving Team: driver, game operator, human player, coach) are allowed to talk to the referees?
10. Which members of the Flight Crew work with team members on alliance partner teams during a match?
11. What is the autonomous period and how long does it last?
12. How many non-autonomous periods are there, and how long do they each last?
13. How many robots are on an alliance?
14. If the referee decides you robot is behaving unsafely, what will they do during a match?
15. What is the maximum legal launch velocity of the balls?
16. Does the alliance that wins in autonomous go on defense or offense in the second period?
17. Describe at least four situations in which robots may legally make contact against other robots:
17.1.
17.2.
17.3.
17.4.
18. Describe at least two situations in which robots may NOT legally make contact with other robots:
18.1.
18.2.
19. Describe all the ways you can score using the Poof balls.
20. Describe the end-of-match scoring on the ramps.
21. At the end of the match there are two blue alliance robots and two red alliance robots on the blue ramp. There is one blue and one red robot on the red ramp.
21.1. How many points does red score?
21.2. How many points does blue score?
22. What may NOT be used to align your robot at the beginning of the match?
23. Redbot 1 shoots a ball towards the center goal and it goes through after the buzzer sounds. Does it score?
24. Bluebot 1 can fire so quickly that three balls are in the air heading for the center goal as the buzzer sounds. All of them go through the goal after the buzzer. How many of them – if any – score?
25. Redbot 2 is dumping 20 balls into the corner goal. The first six have gone through and then the buzzer sounds. Redbot 2 has a gravity dumper, so all 20 balls go through. How many of them – if any – score?
26. Bluebot 2 rolls balls along the floor through the corner goals. They have shot five balls along the floor just before the buzzer, and all go through after the buzzer. How many of them – if any – score?
27. At the end of the match, the Red alliance has three robots on its platform. Two of them are all the way on, but the third is resting on the diamond plate of the ramp. How many points does Red score for this?
28. At the end of the match, the Red alliance has two robots on its platform. Redbot 3 is partially on the ramp, but its other end is being held up by Bluebot 2 which is resting on the floor of the arena. Bluebot 2 is not on the ramp, and Redbot 3 is not touching the arena floor. How many points does Red score for this, and why?
29. What is the penalty for a robot that leaves the playing field in Periods 2 through 4?
30. What is the penalty for a robot that leaves the playing field in Autonomous?
31. What is the “backbot”?
32. If your backbot crossed the midline, what is the penalty?
33. If your backbot is immobilized (dies), and the other alliance pushes it across the midline, what is the penalty?
34. Can your alliance change your backbot for another robot during the middle of a period?
35. Is it legal for a robot to use a clamp or suction cup to stay on the platform?
36. Are catapults legal for shooting balls? Discuss why or why not.
37. What is the penalty for damaging the field or field elements?
38. Is it legal for a robot to extend any part into the corner goal? If so, what are the limitations, if any?
39. Redbot1 pins Bluebot1 against the side wall. Is this legal? Are there any possible penalties, and what, if any, are they?
40. Where must the human player stand when returning balls to play? If the human player violates this rule, what is the penalty?
41. Can the human player throw balls directly into the goals? How many points are they worth?
42. Where must the human player stand to enter balls onto the field during the Autonomous period?
43. What is the penalty for the coach handling the controls in the driving station?
44. How many alliances are there in the Finals?
45. Who gets to be Finals Alliance captains?
46. If Team 123 is selected for a Finals Alliance, can they then be selected by another Alliance Captain?
47. In Finals Alliance selection, who picks first?
48. After all Finals Alliances finish their first-round picks, who gets to pick first in the second round of selection?
49. What does the acronym “FIRST” stand for?
50. Who founded “FIRST”?